Jigsaw Connect: Self-care for teachers
We recently ran two webinar for teachers, who have taken our online courses. The focus was how post-primary and primary school teachers can support their own mental health.
Category: Videos
Webinar: Supporting during lockdown
This is a recording of a webinar for parents about how to support young people while in lockdown for the prevention of Covid-19.
Jen and Vanessa presented a piece about compassion-focused support and took questions live from parents and responded.
Webinars to support youth mental health
Check out the webinar recording for parents on supporting young people with anxiety .
Brain drain exercise
Eimear, Jigsaw clinician, walks us through a ‘brain drain’ exercise that can help us when we start to overthink.
SNACK self-care tool
James’s experience in seeking support
James, aged 22, talks about his experience of seeking support for his mental health.
Watch: Good days and bad
Ricky is 24 and from Sligo.
Following a relationship break up Ricky experienced a dip in his mental health and decided to go to Jigsaw. He still has good days and bad days, but feels he has developed the skills he needs to help him cope. Here Ricky talks about his experience.
Watch: Realising it’s not just me
Lauren is a 20 year old health and social care student from Clondalkin.
When her anger and anxiety started to impact on her life Lauren decided to go to a Jigsaw service for support. However, she worried what people around her would think. Once she started telling her family and friends about her mental health, Lauren realised ‘it’s not just me’. We all need help and support at different times. Here, Lauren talks about her experience of going to Jigsaw.
Webinar: My World Survey 2
We recently ran a webinar for teachers, who have taken our online courses.
The webinar was based on the key findings from My World Survey 2, Ireland’s largest national youth mental health study, conducted by UCD School of Psychology and Jigsaw.
This is a recording of the webinar, where the team focused on the data from second level students. They also looked at the risk and protective factors linked to the mental health of adolescents in secondary level schools.
The recording is made up of a 30 minute presentation, followed by a question and answer session with all the participants.
Speakers
Professor Barbara Dooley, School of Psychology, UCD
Associate Professor Amanda Fitzgerald, School of Psychology, UCD
Dr. Aileen O’ Reilly, Research Manager, Jigsaw
Watch: Personal responsibility in college
Watch as our Jigsaw Volunteers Sam and Rachel discuss the shift in taking personal responsibility when you move away to college.
Mental health services for under 18s
It can be an overwhelming experience for a parent when your child is experiencing difficulties with their mental health.
There are many supports available to you and your son or daughter, but knowing what mental health services there are how and how to access them isn’t always easy.
Below we’ve listed some of the mental health services for under 18s in Ireland, how to access them, and costs. The service or organisation you go to depends on what your child is going through is considered mild, or more severe in nature. The first step to knowing this is going to your GP.